A commentary on the weekly parsha from a contemplative viewpoint. A mini-midrash to aid in your meditations on the lessons to be gleaned from Torah. Friday, April 11, 2014. Parshat Acharei - Change starts from the inside. And he shall effect atonement upon the Holy of Holies, and he shall effect atonement upon the Tent of Meeting and upon the altar, and he shall effect atonement upon the kohanim and upon all the people of the congregation.

This course seeks to answer the fundamental questions, What is midrash? And What does Midrash do? Filling-in gaps, polysemy, indeterminacy. Students will be expected to prepare primary sources and readings for each class and be ready to discuss them. Lateness and absence will be penalized. Office hours will be on Mondays, 1 0. PM in 3111 James or by appointment.

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This course surveys the major works and methods of rabbinic midrash, both halakhic and aggadic. We will discuss the historical background of Midrash, inner-biblical exegesis, exegesis in. Attendance, prompt arrival and class participation are assumed. Anything more than two absences will lower your grade. Three lates are equivalent to one absence. Assignment 1 due on class 10. What is the peshat of the pasuk? What is the peshat? If the latter, what ma.